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Youth Mental Health & Wellness Forum
December 10, 2020
City of Fremont, Human Services Department’s Youth and Family Services Division hosted a Youth Mental Health & Wellness Forum on December 10, 2020. Supported by Kaiser Permanente, this forum included presentations by mental health stigma expert, Dr. Lawrence Yang from New York University and Dr. Anu Patel from Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Mental Health and Wellness, along with City of Fremont's Youth Wellness Ambassadors (students of Fremont Unified School District). The presentations highlighted the importance of youth mental health, stigma, and strategies for improving youth mental health and wellness. The video includes these presentations as well as questions, answers and discussion raised as a result of the presentations.
Please contact Annie Bailey, Youth & Family Services Division Administrator for more information about the event at 510-574-2111 or abailey@fremont.gov.
Youth Mental Health & Wellness Forum Video
Fremont Youth Wellness Ambassadors Community Service Project
Spring 2020
The Kaiser Permanente Mental Health Stigma Reduction grant supported six Youth Wellness Ambassadors - Fremont high school students who participated in a virtual community service project. The students produced a brief video presentation about mental health and stigma.
Fremont Youth Wellness Ambassadors Community Service Project Video
Blossom (Short Film) - Reducing Mental Health Stigma
“Blossom,” is a short film produced by City of Fremont, Human Services Department’s Youth & Family Services (YFS) Division. It highlights mental health challenges and associated stigma that today’s youth face. The film aims to instill hope and highlights the importance of youth reaching out for help. This project was supported by the Mental Health Stigma Reduction Kaiser Permanente Grant.
Motivate Café Video Show: Episode 1
Motivate Café is a video show produced by City of Fremont, Human Services Department’s Youth and Family Services Division that highlights the importance of youth mental health and wellness. It aims to engage youth, reduce stigma around mental health and encourage youth to reach out for support when they are in need.
Motivate Café Video Show: Episode 1
Bridges to Behavioral Health for Chinese Youth and Families
Today’s youth faces pressure to succeed. Parents want to raise confident, healthy and successful kids. Sometimes the pressure to succeed can cause stress and result in kids experiencing anxiety and depression.
Supported by a Kaiser Community Foundation grant, the City of Fremont, Human Services Department, Youth and Family Services Division developed a parent education and support program that promotes awareness around the importance of mental health as it relates to social and emotional development. The program increases access to essential services and resources for Chinese American youth and families.
Youth and Family Services has developed strategies to increase public awareness and decrease stigma around accessing mental health services. One of those strategies was to produce a public service announcement video which was supported by Chinese-American community leaders and volunteers.
The public service announcement, released on February 5, 2015, encourages Chinese American parents to recognize emotional issues their children may be facing and to seek out peer and professional support. For more information about the Bridges to Behavioral Health program or Fremont's Youth and Family Services, contact Annie Bailey, MS, MPA, 510- 574-2111.
If you would like to make a donation to support Youth and Family Services' programs, click on the Make a Donation button. We appreciate your support.
Helpful Resources
- What is an anxiety disorder? - English Version
- What is an anxiety disorder? Traditional Chinese
- What is counseling? - English Version
- What is counseling? Chinese Traditional
Bridges to Behavioral Health for Chinese Youth and Families Video
Self Injury Support
What is Self Injury?
- Self-injury is when a person deliberately hurts themselves, not with the intent to commit suicide but as a way to manage emotions.
- Cutting and burning are the most commonly used means of self-injury.
- Although adolescents have the highest incidence of self-injury behaviors these behaviors occur at all age ranges, in every social class and culture.
Why would anyone hurt themselves?
- What drives self-injurious behaviors is a need to cope with or express difficult feelings.
- Also, some self-injure to punish themselves, to express to other how they feel, to distract or numb themselves, or to feel something, even pain.
How to get help
- Try to listen without judgment. Gently encourage the person to tell a trustworthy adult, someone who can help find support.
- Educate yourself about the causes and treatment resources for self-injury.
- You can talk to your doctor, a teacher, a counselor or someone from your place of worship.
- Don't delay. Timely support and treatment leads to healthier coping and healing.
Posters
Youth Development
City of Fremont Youth Empowerment Academy completed its third annual program in the summer of 2016 with 17 young people from the Tri-Cities participating to earn both elective and work experience high school credits toward graduation.
The youth had a unique opportunity to work with renowned San Francisco Urban Artist and Muralist, Cameron Moberg to create a community mural which will be mobile and displayed throughout the community. The Fremont Art Guild made a generous donation to cover the cost of art materials for the project. This 8 x 12 foot mural, which represents learning, growth, and connection to the community, was displayed at the graduation.
The Academy students were highly engaged in this project and showed a high commitment to attend the Academy three days each week as well as the Highway to Work program. Offered through the City's Human Services Department, Youth and Family Services Division, the Academy summer program is designed to help "at risk" and Probation youth develop better decision making, health and life skills, while offering opportunities for summer employment, community service and leadership development. The program was supported by a continued partnership with local school districts, the Highway to Work Program, the Alameda County Center for Healthy Schools and Communities, Probation Department Officers, and other organizations in the community.
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